This month’s Cyber Bulletin highlights key cybersecurity and compliance considerations, emerging AI‑driven threats, and proactive strategies to protect data, prepare for incidents, and support business continuity.
What's New
Cybersecurity Compliance: Why It Is Important To Ensure Data Protection
Compliance plays a critical role in protecting sensitive data and reducing organizational risk. Aligning with established standards strengthens your security posture and supports long‑term resilience.
AI‑driven phishing attacks are raising the bar for cybercriminals. Organizations are facing more convincing threats that challenge traditional detection methods.
Business and IT leaders need to cut through the AI hype and focus on what truly drives results. Join DPS and our panel of experts on May 6 to learn practical strategies to improve efficiency, strengthen security, and prepare your organization for AI-powered operations.
Cyber risk is no longer a technical issue. It is a core business risk that directly impacts revenue, client trust, and operational continuity. As attacks grow more frequent and sophisticated, threat actors increasingly target the systems and data organizations rely on every day. Even brief outages caused by ransomware, misconfigurations, or third‑party compromises can disrupt operations, delay service delivery, and erode customer confidence. Cybersecurity resilience is not just about prevention, but about ensuring the business can continue to function under adverse conditions.
Business disruption from cyber incidents has measurable consequences. Downtime leads to lost productivity, missed revenue targets, contractual penalties, and strained client relationships, with longer‑term effects often including reputational damage and increased regulatory scrutiny.
To mitigate these risks, leadership teams must prioritize proactive security measures, incident response planning, and business continuity capabilities. Organizations that align cybersecurity with business strategy position themselves to sustain performance, protect stakeholder value, and achieve their goals even in the face of disruption.
End of Life
Windows Server 2016 will reach end of extended support on January 12, 2027. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates, leaving systems more vulnerable to cyber threats and compliance risks. To stay secure and supported, Server 2016 should be upgraded. Ask us howwe can help plan a smooth transition.
The Cuppa Joe Podcast, Brewed by DP Solutions is coming to a screen near you later this month! Each episode, we'll have real conversations with IT industry leaders and community partners. For April's episode, Joe Usher will be joined by Kelly Schulz, CEO of the Maryland Tech Council!
Breach...
Aura Security Incident When did it happen? Aura disclosed the incident on March 19, 2026.
What happened? A voice-phishing call tricked an Aura employee into revealing credentials, which gave attackers access to a marketing database from a company Aura acquired in 2021 for about one hour before detection and containment. Cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility and allegedly exfiltrated roughly 12 GB of data.
How many people were affected? Approximately 900,000 records were accessed, including names, emails, addresses, and phone numbers. No Social Security numbers, passwords, or financial data were compromised.
How could this have been prevented?
Enhanced phishing awareness testing and training
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) enforced
Continuous monitoring and rapid detection to identify and contain unauthorized account access in real time
Community Spotlight...
There’s a lot happening with the Howard County Chamber this spring, including the Golf Classic on Thursday, April 16 (say hi to Ken and Brian from DPS!) and the Women’s Leadership Conference on Friday, April 24, where Melissa, Jill, Caitlin, and Megan will be attending as the WiFi Sponsor. Through events like these, the Chamber continues to foster connection, leadership growth, and meaningful engagement within the local business community.
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